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August 27, 2010

Wave Gages Deployed on Outer Banks before Hurricane Earl

Instrumentation to monitor storm surge and wave heights from Hurricane Earl were deployed along the Outer Banks as part of a partnership with NC Sea Grant, USGS, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Florida and the UNC Coastal Studies Institute. 

These wave gages will record a change in pressure as the water rises and falls.  They can operate for five days, and the data recorded will provide a complete hydrograph, or chart of the water flow, instead of a single peak point.  These gauges will record data points twice a second. 

The data collected will be used to calibrate storm surge models that are used to create flood maps.  This could potentially lead to more accurate predictions of flooding in the future.  The data will also be used to measure the threshold of flooding for building failures.  Having access to this data could assist in stronger building designs.   

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